Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-18

and enterprising, and Justly proud of
their handsome town.
PERSONAL.
Mayor Fearasido makes an excellent
Chief Magistrate, aud is also a leading
merchant.
Hon. Carlos w. Stevens has recently
been elected to the State Senate and is
probably the youngest member OF that
body. Heis a talented lawyer, whose
parents were natives Of Liberty county =,
Ca, and his father, o. w. Stevens, the
principal Of the Suubury Academy.
His Honor Il. III. Witherspoon has
filed the position of County Judge with
credit for eleven years.
A. Q. Robert, Esq, has dispensed JUS
tice on the magistrate bench for twelve
years, and was formerly Mayor also. He
was stancn Confederate, and languished
In Northern prison for a long period.
Hon. :. j. Perry is the efficient Super
inteudeut OF Public Schools.
At Live Oak We paused only short
time, taxing supper AT the
HOTEL ETHEL"
which is well kept, aud under its new
management deservediy popular.
Taking the evening train going north on
the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way your correspondent halted for the
night at
JASPER,
seventeen miles above Live Oak, and was
pleasantly and com fortably enterta ned
at the boarding house Of Mrs. z. Rate
ley.
This town Is the county seat OF Hauiil-
ton, and numbers $50 inhabitants. 1t
contains one newspaper, the Weekly
Courier, a clever sheet, owned and editor
by j. II. Ancrum (who without solicita-
ton has also recently been elected
Mayor, fourteen places of business, tour
churches 1.-TWO colOred }, three long staple
steam gins. one livery stable, Two car
rage and wagon shops, and two excel
lent boarding houses. A machine shop
with variety wood works attached is also
soon to be established.
The following is list of the principal
firms:
General Merchandise - Sandlin &
Green, Capt. J. S. Frink, j. ID. Suten, L.
Taylor, w. NJ. Nc DuBose and j. HI. An
crum.
Drugs-Dr. c. B. Tompkins and 8. Nc
Ginnis.
Millinery and Fancy Goods-Miss A. E.
Brown.
Machinist aud Variety Work Shop
john W. Collins.
Carriage and Blacksmith shop-w. R.
Mcdonald.
Boarding Houses-Mrs. q. Hatelev aud
Mrs. A. IL. Hanna.
SPECIAL MENTION.
This is the residence of Hon. Fl. j.
Stewart who, as Judge OF the County
Court and in various other positions of
trust, has long been leading sririt in the
community.
Forty years had elapsed since the
writer last met this estimable gentle
man, who 10 a native OF Liberty county,
Ga, and an old comrede and schoOlmate.
Il Is impossible tn describe our interview,
or narrste the manifold personal expert
ences and soul-stirring events which mad
transpirsd in The career OF each, during
those four decades which witnessed the
rise ana fall Of the glorious COniederacy,
and the overthrow of kings and dynastys
in the Old World. Besides the personal
memories are sacred. Time has dealt
tenderiy with our friend, and we trust
that the evening Of his existence, like an
autumnal sunset, may be tingsd with
halo OF radiance whose roseate hue shall
llnger until the last grain of sand has
descended In the hour glass of life.
Mr. j. II. Ancrum, editor and mer-
chant, has done much to build up his
town, and mis- own success 10 the best IL
1ustration of it's growth and progress.
r. J. Mckee is the live Postmaster.
Jasper IS located in the midst of fer
tile and pODuiOus section, and despite the
most active competition on every side
has more than held her own, and 10 the
recipient OF q large and lucrative trade.
The town is noted for It's salUbrlty, and
we trust will retain Its prestige and con-
tInue to grow on in wealth and prosperity.
Quantum sufficit. II. IL. j.